Beautiful circa 600CE Pyu coin with srivatsa (temple) and celestial symbols and rising sun, on reverse 1/2 unit sterling quality silver. This coin has been punctured and at one time had small silver loop soldered to it. These are still in use amongst the hilltribes in the Golden Triangle as jewelry ornaments. D: 1.1cm see last enlargement for reference to the closest one I could find.

Collection of 10 dated Song Dynasty Coins (960-1119CE). I used to get these sets in from an old dealer in Macau, he has since sold them all and I can no longer acquire them. Dates and scale in enlargements. Ungraded but guaranteed to be authentic.

Good bronze coin from the Yapahuwa Kingdom, King Buwanekabahu reign circa 1273-1285 CE, Sri Lanka. Cool coin, sort of looks like one of those artifacts proving that we have been visited by aliens. Free shipping via unregistered Hong Kong Airmail in an envelope.

Two Thai Rattanakosin Kingdom Chakra Dynasty Rama the 1st 1782-1809 bullet “coins” the stamped reign marks (trident and conch shell) are quite crisp. 1.5cm at their widest point. Scott Seman has a good write up on this type of money which may be Googled.

VF Western Xia coin, Renzong 1149 CE. I cherry picked this piece out of about a 100 as it was thicker than the rest (I guess this a good thing). The Tangut Xi Xia have a fascinating history~ loads of intrigue until their demise and ultimate obliteration by the Mongols in 1227, you can Google it like I did.

Very rare Xin (Wang Mang, 9-23 CE) Western/Eastern Han interregnum privately minted bronze charm/coin with Northern Dipper Constellation (Big Dipper), tortoise and sword symbols on obverse side. I have compared this with an original Wang Mang coin and there is no difference in material or size other than the symbols i.e., this was meant to be a lucky charm and not money...

Collection of 5 silver Gaden Tangka Tibetan coins minted between 1840 and 1930. Frequently (and erroneously) called Dalai Lama coins which were struck as presentation gifts to monks in the late 1940s- were made of pure silver, these are approximately 70% silver mixed with 30% copper. The most common issues are from 1897 to 1925 and will date these as such. Reference: Oriental Numismatics Society, Occasional Paper #17, N.G. Rhodes 1983...

Fine and rare “hallmarked” silver Tamlung from the Lanna Kingdom, Chiang Mai 1615-1768. I tested this with an aqua regis kit and it shows a very high silver content, 90% +. I have a set of low quality, alloy, lacquered “toks” on my site and this is the best one I have ever seen. You may Google- Money Museum and search Tok Thailand for the full story on this coinage. D: 5.2cm/2.2in and weighs, according to my kitchen scale approximately 70 grams.

Three Xin Dynasty (3-23 CE) -coins in excellent condition. This brief reign is of historical significance as it marks the transition from the Western Han to Eastern Han Dynasty. Emperor Wang Mang was a Han noble who overthrew Western Han government and tried to institute many social and political reforms, among which was the currency system. His reign was short and apparently disastrous. Note scale is in centimeters.